Newspapers now face a similar decision. Do they continue to produce content along a well-traveled path or do they choose a new course? Certainly, the question evokes opinion on all sides. Technology, or online presence, appears to be the obvious solution. After all, aren't we all on the web? But could the two paths really be a metaphor for the choice made by two different sized newspapers?
Recently, small local newspapers have looked to Congress for help as they debate a move toward non-profit Public Broadcasting-style status. Larger city papers are exploring online "toll booths" for readers as a method of revenue generation.
Great Article about Murdoch's appearance on Fox business where he stated if we don't use eBooks “Newspapers will go out of business. All newspapers.”
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I believe that although older generations still look to traditional newspapers for their information, when our generation becomes older newspapers will be non-existant. Because local newspapers are facing a decline in popularity, I think that publishing the news online and charging people a monthly or yearly fee will be the future of newspapers. Since there are so many people who use the internet daily, everyone would be able to find exactly what type of news stories they are interested in whenever they wanted. I would not be surprised if this change happened in the near future.
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I dont ever see newspapers going out of business, although people can use their computers there is still people who dont have smart phones, or laptops that will spend that extra 25 cents to buy a newspaper. Even I pick up a copy of The Daily Kent Stater once a day even though I have a smart phone and a laptop on hand. Something about newspaper is special to americans I think, it's not the same to just look it up online or off your phone. Newspapers have been around so long, and I believe that people see them as something in our history and I dont see newspapers not being able to make enough profit to the point where they all go out of business.
ReplyDeleteI believe once the younger generation becomes the older generation newspapers will die. Even though a newspaper is nice to have sometimes and for those who don't have smart phones, those numbers of people are declining. I believe everyone one day will have a smartphone or the internet or some way to connect to the online world. Even if there are a few people who prefer a newspaper it's just a few people. A whole newspaper business can not be supported by a few people. I also believe that those big business newspapers will turn to the web and start to charge for its content.
ReplyDeleteI believe that newspapers will never be extinct. Newspapers have come a long way from when they started out as only for the elite class. Something that has come so far in history will never be forgotten. Even with the newer generations and their iPads, laptops, and droids that can access internet articles in seconds. I even now look up articles on my laptop, but I still like the feel of holding a newspaper and reading it. It is the same for me with books. Even though the Kindle is out and I want one, I would miss the feeling of holding a thick book and opening a new book for the first time. Most likely a lot of newspaper will stop printing, be on the internet and you will need to pay for it. But I really do think that newspapers will still be around 20 years from now and if not then there will be collectors. Newspapers will never lose their significance in history!
ReplyDeleteI feel like newspapers have seen this dilemma coming for awhile with all the technological changes happening around us at such a fast rate. I think most newspapers will travel the path that the majority of other newspapers are which is to conform to the electronically published papers, because it is viewed as the safest route to go. However I think some newspapers will take the riskier path and become a more elite product. For example making hard copies newspapers may become more of an art form and sort of an antique thing to have and collect. Another thought is that smaller newspapers will stay with the mechanical print way of making newspapers either because they can’t afford to transform to the electronic way of creating news or they are focused on the classic way of creating newspapers.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the future of newspapers in the traditional way (paper) is still enjoyed by the older generations. Our generation has grown up in the technological era. As the older generations grow older and pass away the traditional form of newspaper will die off with them. Online nemspaper will soon be the only newspaper that will be available for readers in the future. I feel that the newspaper will also die off because lately our world has been extremely worried about the environment and going green. Cutting out the paper form of newspapers will help our environment and save money for the companies producing the newspaper and for the comsumers purchasing the newspaper.
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